fun with Playing it Straight gaydar.

fun with Playing it Straight gaydar. FOX’s Playing it Straight continues tonight, following Jackie’s selection of two straight men last week, both of whom she thought were gay. Rumors, innuendo, and fun about the sexual orientation of the remaining contestants:

Dan from The Real World Miamiwrites in his weblog that he dated one of the contestants when he was 22. Dan says “really butched it up quite effectively for TV.” … Contestant Sharif, who is also a musician, has set up a forum for his fans to discuss his sexual orientation: Shariffans.com. … Got Gaydar?, a sort of Are You Hot? site that allows visitors to rate the gayness of other site users, has placed the contestants’ pictures on its site to be rated. Ryan leads right now; 86 percent of visitors think he’s gay. … If you just can’t wait to find out who’s gay and who’s not, Gawker tries to spoil the fun with “collected speculation and ‘evidence’ about the sexual orientation of contestants.” That evidence includes photographs, web sites, and e.mail messages from readers.

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